Sunday School 163

Worship 228

Offering $6,508.19

Needed Weekly $7,470.00

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, July 25:

9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters

Thursday, July 26:

3:30 p.m. Hand bell practice

Monday, July 30:

10:30 a.m. J.O.Y. Group Trip– Devinci’s

Wednesday, August 1:

9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters

Thursday, August 2:

Election Day

3:30 p.m. Hand bell practice

Saturday, August 4:

4:00 p.m. Youth Progressive Dinner

Sunday, August 5:

Communion Sunday

NEWS FROM CLARKSVILLE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

1410 GOLF CLUB LANE ~ CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE 37040

Church Office: 931-648-0817 Email: office@clarksvillecpc.com ~ Website: www.clarksvillecpc.com

Senior Pastor: Stephen L. Louder

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS FOR JULY 29:

Liturgist:

Rev. Dr. Steve Louder

Ushers:

Andy Kettle– Lead Usher

Vince and Katie Duke

Richard and Carmela Davis

Acolyte(s): Brady Sims, Braden Taylor

Children’s Message:

Rev. Dr. Steve Louder

Cumberland Presbyterians relate our histor-

ical roots showing we were born out of the

Great Revival of the 1800s. While it is good

to have pride in our heritage we overlook the

events leading up to spreading the Good

News on the frontier: a long ride, time, and a

night of prayer. The events were a return to

the Word of God and a message sent through

the power of the Holy Spirit to people who

intently searched for Him. The writer of Co-

lossians in 4:2 encourages believers to

“continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant

in it with thanksgiving.” Fast forward 218

years, can we honestly say we are devoted to

praise, prayer and the Word? As we accept

the covenant of grace we must also commit

to communing with God while building a rela-

tionship where we share the deepest desires

of our heart and openly praise Him. The rela-

tionship offered is not to a select few or a

secrete organization, so all are invited to de-

velop the habit of meeting regularly with the

Lord.

Hectic schedules and daily pressures make

it easy for the day to slip by without keeping

our appointment with God. We wouldn’t do

this in our professional relationships and

shouldn’t with the Giver of life. It is a great

honor to have a sacred time, and it should be

always kept and if something gets pushed

back it should be not God’s time. So we set a

definite time and also a place. We are sur-

rounded by things that seek our attention.

We need a place where interruptions are

not permitted and where we will not be dis-

turbed. Oh, we can say that it is not possi-

ble but it really is if we wish. Couples are

encouraged to build their relationship by

spending quality time together. One couple

related that it didn’t really work for them.

The reason was no planning, no real con-

versation and no activity. In our relation-

ship with God there must be some kind of

intentional planning. We must intentionally

prepare our hearts through Bible Study fill-

ing our lives with His unconditional love

and acceptance enabling us to share our

inner most thoughts. Having a relationship

of trust gives direction so that we know a

word from the Lord is always the right word.

In our praising and praying to God we

should ask for a passion to know Him

more, a request that He will always grant.

The passion crowds out our self centered

thoughts giving insight and knowledge to

the things of life that is important. The

more time we spend with Him, the more we

will never want to miss the opportunity.

Our desire will become to be drawn closer

renewing our commitment to prayer, medi-

tation and the study of His Word and the

most important time of the day becomes

spending time with Him.

Sunday Schedule: Fellowship - 9:00 A.M. ~ Sunday School - 9:30 A.M. ~ Worship - 10:30 A.M.

PRAISE, PRAYER, AND THE WORD BROTHER STEVE

PRAYER CONCERNS

If you wish to add or remove someone to the

Prayer Concerns, please fill out a prayer request

card or call the church office at 648-0817.

Names remain on the list for two weeks unless

otherwise requested.

The J.O.Y Group trip for July will be on

FIFTH Monday, July 30, 2018 to

Devinci’s in Hopkinsville, KY. The

church bus will leave at 10:30 a.m. The

church bus fills up quickly, please call Barbara

to reserve your spot (931-647-4956).

Please remember to call Jessica in

the church office (648-0817) with

your new address and/or change of contact

information so our church directory and mail

lists can be updated. Don’t miss out on church

news!

The Lost and Found is located in

the Narthex. Please check it each

week. Unclaimed items are donat-

ed at the end of each month.

J.O.Y. GROUP

NEW PHONE #? NEW ADDRESS?

SESSION NOTES August 19th is

Urban Ministries Sunday.

Items needed for August

Adult Classes:

Spaghetti Sauce

Spaghetti Noodles

Canned Fruit

Canned Vegetables

All other classes bring Personal Items* *Personal Items: Tooth Paste, Tooth Brushes,

Soap, Shampoo, Razors, Shaving Cream,

Deodorant, etc.

HAND BELL CHOIR

LOST AND FOUND

Hand Bell practice has started!

They are meeting each Thursday at

3:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center.

If anyone is interested in playing Hand bells,

please contact Punky Goudard or Carol Ste-

phens; youth through adult ages, male and

female!

Brother Steve will be teach-

ing a 12 week study written

by Henry and Richard Blacka-

by titled Experiencing God.

The course will be offered on Wednesday

nights at 6 PM. The class size will be a maxi-

mum of 12. It will require: a commitment of

attendance for ALL the classes, and a work

book that must be completed requiring two

or three hours per week prior to class. Broth-

er Steve will facilitate the study so outside

preparation is necessary as we search for

ways to know and do the will of God. Work-

books will need to be ordered so contact the

church office to reserve your spot by August

8th.

IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE! Sunday, August 26, 2018

Join us on August 26th as we celebrate pay-

ing our Capital Building loan in full! We will

have a note burning during our 10:30 a.m.

Worship Service.

Also, this same Sunday we will celebrate

Christian Education through the recognition

of all of our teachers as well as cheer on our

children during Promotion Sunday. Everyone

is asked to report to their Sunday School

rooms for attendance and then join us in

the FLC as we celebrate.

Following worship, we will celebrate with a

church wide pot luck in the FLC. The church

will provide the meat, drinks and bread.

Please bring your favorite side dish. We

hope each of you will mark your calendars

and join us. We have so much to celebrate.

God is so good!

BIBLE STUDY OPPORTUNITY

The Session met July 22 at 6 PM in

regular session with 11 Elders pre-

sent. Punky Goudard led the devotion

and open with prayer.

Finance Ministry Team presented the

budget summary noting that line item

budget is within the 50% guidelines.

Giving was lower in June but still more

than the needed weekly. Giving for the

year is 1.8% above the budgeted

amount.

Missions Ministry Team recommended

and was approved to take a special

offering for the Children’s Home in

Denton, TX for the purchase of a van.

The offering will be taken by placing a

basket in the narthex August 12th and

19th. The Mission’s Team will use

$500.00 from their budget for the van

offering.

Worship Ministry Team recommended

and was approved to designate the

Poinsettia and Easter Lily offerings for

the next 3 years be sent to Loaves and

Fishes Capital Funds for the relocation

of their building. Based on past offer-

ings it will be about $6000.00 and if

there is a short fall the remainder will

be taken from the general offering.

The meeting adjourned to meet in reg-

ular session August 26th 2018 at 6

PM.

Angela

Ann Anderson

Leigh Averitt

Greg Bagwell &

family

Dee Brock

Mike Carter

Jace Coakley

Amanda Cochrane

Gary Coplen

Judy Darke

Christine Durham

Bobby Dean Escude

Teddy Everett

Margaret Farmer

Jake Gambino

Randi Gibson

Seth Hazel

Irene Hazen

Frances Hinson

Teresa Smith-Hite

Max Hochstetler

Terry Holt

Peggy Hunter

Ray Johnson

Ken Kirby

Wes Klein

Timothy Logan

Rhyann Loos

Walker McCutcheon

Nancy Neal

Russ Parchman

Mary Lu Persinger

Alyce Powers

Bert Randall family

Greg Ray

Angie Rhoads

Garrison Roberson

Jimmy Roberts

Mike Robinson

Kathie Roby

Rev.Dr Lowell

Roddy

E.G. Sims

Earleen Smith

John Henry Smith

Arthur Stewart

Clara Spann

Steve Tanner

Marcus Thornhill

Bettye Tidwell

Bob Tidwell

Karen Trana

Jim Turner

Eileen Weatherford

Buck White

missionaries,

law enforcement

officials,

first responders,

our school staff,

our youth,

all students,

our military,

our nation,

our world.

CONSTRUCTION LOAN POST

PAID IN FULL We are still accepting donations to the Capital Building Fund for future maintenance.

If you have noticed it was hard to find me in the office this Summer. I would like to report

back to you about where I was with the youth and how God was present.

I am pleased to report that our group at Synodic (senior high) used their time for everything it

was worth. We had members of our group pouring out and receiving life from other youth at

the camp. We had youth take roles in leadership and planning for future camps. Lastly, we had

youth that showed an incredible amount of love for their fellow members as they ensured that

each member was able to fit in and fully participate in the final night of camp where the kids

dressed up for a “nice dinner”. This was a place to see our small group really step up and ma-

ture.

Cumberland Presbyterian Youth Conference attracted a smaller group from our church, but

meaningful nonetheless. If you are unfamiliar with CPYC, it is essentially the best gathering our

denomination does. Kids from other countries and all over the United States gather once a

year for a gathering of worship and fellowship at Bethel University. Our kids branched out to

make connections with kids all over the world, shared meaningfully in their discussion groups,

and engaged deeply with the daily messages and themes from our speaker and preachers.

With that being said, I can’t leave out an amazing performance of Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caro-

line at the talent sharing night by one of our own that was a hit with the entire conference.

Junior High Camp was the most recent part of the summer experience. It was completely

meaningful in a way that was similar, but also different.

In my time with all the kids of the camp we got to connect over where they needed more of

God in the world. The kids of camp shared the struggles they faced in school, at home, and the

demands that the world put on them. They were able to meaningfully contribute these to our

worship experience as we took time to step out of the world and examine where we need to

help bring the presence of God further in to it by living out our faith.

While this summer has been completely exhausting it has also been worthwhile. The faith

and lives of the youth in our church is incredible and worth engaging.

-Taylor-

CAMP REPORT

Mark your calendars!

Our Progressive Dinner will be held on Sat-

urday, August 4th to help welcome in our

new 6th graders. We invite youth to sign

up, tag along, and pig out as we begin our

new year of Youth Worship on Wednesdays

and all of our other upcoming Fall activi-

ties. Specific times are TBA.

YOUTH CORNER

WEDNESDAY NEWS

Wednesday activities kick off

soon! August 15th will be our first

Wonderful Wednesdays for Adults

and Worship on Wednesdays for

the fall semester. We hope you’ll make

plans to join us for bible study, fun and fel-

lowship.

Wonderful Wednesdays for Adults meets at

11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Worship on Wednesday Schedule:

5:15 p.m. W.O.W. meal

6:00 p.m. Programs for all ages

7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

CHECKED OUT OUR WEBSITE?

For the latest updates, our web site

www.clarksvillecpc.com has wonderful in-

formation about what is happening at our

church. The Sunday worship service is

available in case you miss a Sunday or just

want to revisit one of the sermons. The

newsletter is posted on the website as well

as the weekly worship bulletin. If you have

any suggestions about the web site please

share with a member of the Missions and

Outreach Team.

Junior Camp

Junior High Camp

Synodic

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters

2 Election Day 3:30 p.m. Hand bell practice

3 4 4:00 p.m. Youth Progressive Dinner

5 Communion Sunday

6 CMCSS 1/2 Day

7 CMCSS No School 5:00 p.m.. –7:00 p.m. Preschool Open House

8 9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters

9 9:00 a.m. First day of Preschool 3:30 p.m. Hand bell practice

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12 Sunbeam girls meet after worship 1:00 p.m. Project Linus

13 8:00 a.m. Newsletter deadline 11:00 a.m. CPWM Day Circle

14 9:00 a.m. Preschool

15 9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters 11:00 a.m. W.W.A. 5:15 p.m. W.O.W. 6:00 p.m. Programs for all ages 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

16 9:00 a.m. Preschool 3:30 p.m. Hand bell practice

17 18

19

Urban Ministries Sunday

20 10:00 a.m. J.O.Y. Group Trip Roy’s BBQ-Russellville, KY

21 9:00 a.m. Preschool

22 9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters 11:00 a.m. W.W.A. 5:15 p.m. W.O.W. 6:00 p.m. Programs for all ages 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

23 9:00 a.m. Preschool 3:30 p.m. Hand bell practice

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26 Promotion Sunday 10:30 a.m. Note burning during Worship Potluck in FLC following worship 6:00 p.m. Session meets

27 8:00 a.m. Newsletter deadline

28 9:00 a.m. Preschool

29 9:00 a.m. Mission Quilters 11:00 a.m. W.W.A. 5:15 p.m. W.O.W. 6:00 p.m. Programs for all ages 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

30 9:00 a.m. Preschool 3:30 p.m. Hand bell practice

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